Name: Usagi Tsukino
Birthday: June 30th
Sign: Cancer
Bloodtype: O
Fave colour: Red & Pink
Hobby: Collecting Usagi's goods
Fave food: Pudding
Least fave food: Carrots
Fave subject: Drawing
Least fave subject: Grammar
Weakness: Staying home alone
Special talent: Begging
Dream: To be a lady
Usagi Tsukino, also known as "Chibiusa" in the past and "Small Lady" in the future to avoid confusion with her mother, the original Usagi Tsukino, begins life as a possible enemy of Sailor Moon. Having travelled back in time from the future to steal the Silver Crystal, her first confrontation with Usagi and Mamoru involves a very realistic looking gun! However as the senshi learn about why this strange little pink-haired girl needs the crystal, they vow to help her and thus Chibiusa is cemented as a "good guy". However, like any small child, she is insecure without her mother and easily swayed using her own guilt against her. This leads to the creation of "Dark" or "Black" Lady, an evil character who is made when "Wise Man" manipulates Chibiusa's heart.
It is this ease of manipulation and constant need to be reassured that makes Chibiusa, at first, one of the more unpopular characters of the series. She continually looks down upon Usagi who has already become our friend long ago, she runs away meaning that the senshi have to spend whole episodes searching for her, she doesn't care that her behaviour around Mamoru hurts Usagi's feelings and she manipulates Usagi's own family. These points alone make her a fairly infuriating character! However, she is also a perfect representation of a small child. This is how many small children are, they are easily lied to, believe they already know everything, selfish and at times highly irritating. The fact that she starts out this way gives her character an extraordinary scope for growth and development which she embraces to become a Sailor Senshi in her own right and to find (literally!) the man of her dreams.
This development is a slow process and can even take the audience by surprise; but this may be a good thing. A story is boring if the characters never change. Chibiusa actually grows up before the viewers eyes, going from bratty princess to a genuinely contributing character. This process is perhaps a reminder to the audience that we were all young once.
Chibiusa also, in a way, represents the audience itself. She worships the senshi, trusting them to protect her and save her mother. She loves Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen, having be told stories about them by her father, the future Prince Endymion. Could it be that this child is actually a reflection of the audience who, just like her, love and have faith in the actions of these warriors of legend?
Upon meeting Chibiusa, I, as a viewer was tempted to say "Yeah, she'a cute, but i'd still throttle her." but my mind was changed as she grew into a character that is sweet, admirable and brave like her mother. In this way Chibiusa not only develops herself, but also her audience, opening their minds to the possibility of change through time.
"May i remind you that you're a superhero?" - Usagi "Chibiusa" Tsukino
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